HOTD ???

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 11 years ago

   It was my understanding that to be awarded HOTD, there were stringent requirements vis-a-vis grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and so forth.
   
   However, I've seen several HOTD that failed in all those areas.  What's up?  Are the HOTD being selected by algorithms instead of humans?

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      drpennypincherposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I think it would be fun to have a HOTD selected by popular vote once in a while.  It could be run like the Rising Star competition, with the candidates selected by HubPages staff.  The one with the most votes would get to be Hub Of The Day.

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         HollieTposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         The problem with that is that those who are not particularly social on this site, or do not have many followers will be overlooked.

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            isaacasanteposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            The best idea would be to let the staffs only vote, so that every hub is equal, and those with the most followers won't naturally crush the newbies.

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               Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

               So I guess we've lost our job Paradigm.

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            Melissa A Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Precisely.

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               Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

               You must do wonderfully here... your hubs are so specialized.

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                  Melissa A Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                  Thanks, I think I do pretty well. The niche really helps.

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   paradigmsearchposted 11 years ago

   That particular task was outsourced to me. I have this dartboard...

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      isaacasanteposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      For real?

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         paradigmsearchposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Of course I have a dartboard. Wait, do you mean do I really select the HOTD's? No, but I would be happy to do so for a mere $4/day. And one of my criteria would be to paste that critter onto a Google Drive page. If a bunch of red lines show up, out that hub goes.

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            Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

            I'll do it for $3.

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            Cardisaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            I can't believe somebody actually took you seriously...lol...what a laugh, he must be new to the forums...lol

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               Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

               He is from Ghana. I believe he simply took PS literally. Some jokes are hard to catch.

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                  Cardisaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                  I figured...lol

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                     isaacasanteposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                     Hey, I knew that one. Lol... glad u had a laugh... and yes, I'm new here

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                        Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

                        Welcome.

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                           Cardisaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                           Beth get your own "thank you", that was mine

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                              Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

                              You're single...  let me just get out of the way. lol

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                                 Cardisaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                                 Not single, just possessive..haha

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                                    Beth37posted 11 years agoin reply to this

                                    Oh, well either way, I was just being friendly, but you may take that thank you and a I raise you a smiley face.

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                                 isaacasanteposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                                 Haha! Too funny...

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                        Cardisaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                        Welcome! I hope you are enjoying your experience. If you need assistance don't be afraid to ask.

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                           isaacasanteposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                           Yup, so far so good... I'll ask if anything. I'm reading your hubs by the way. They're nice

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      DzyMsLizzyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Rofl, paradigm...

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   drpennypincherposted 11 years ago

   Maybe the candidate Hubs could be presented for voting without revealing the authors.  Then the Hubs would be judged on their merit only.

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      JessBrazposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I like your idea, Dr. They could maybe present the selection in a format similar to the Hub Hopper, but keep the authors username hidden from view. That would give people small followings and who aren't necessarily 'popular' on HP a fair chance to get HOTD as well.. Then it's whoever wins, wins based on merit and nothing else.

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         drpennypincherposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         That sounds like a good way to do it.  I think a lot of people would be interested in voting to select a high quality HOTD.  Plus, there would be some suspense to see who the author is when that is revealed.

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   jansharesposted 11 years ago

   In the forum about "HP staff meeting ideas," my suggestion was to address the apparent confusion about what the criteria is for HOTD. Hubbers are not just bashing hubs but are confused as to what constitutes a stellar hub and what the very basic criteria is to meet the standard. We need goals that are consistent in our attempts to create the best hubs and hopefully get acknowledged for meeting those goals for ourselves and for HP.

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   tillsontitanposted 11 years ago

   Its like the sands in the hour glass, we know they're there but not how they got there.  The HOTD is there but sometimes we're not sure how they got there.
   Sorry paradigmsearch and Beth37, but you did have a good idea

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   Aneegmaposted 11 years ago

   I have been asking that question for a while and I see it gets worse. Although yesterday's HOTD was pretty good about being a tourist in Japan.  But the last few weeks the HOTD have been very questionable.

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   FlourishAnywayposted 11 years ago

   I like drpennypincher's idea.

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